PM Narendra Modi: Dream of 'Zero-defect made-in-India' products around the world

NEW DELHI: Giving an open invitation to the world to make India a manufacturing hub, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his maiden Independence Day speech said, "Come make in India. Be it plastics or cars or satellites or agricultural products, come make in India."

"From ramparts of the Red Fort, I would like to call people of the world to 'come, make in India'. Come here and manufacture in India. Sell the products anywhere in the world but manufacture here...we have the power, come I am inviting you," he said.

We must dream of 'Made in India' products around the world. "We need to encourage the manufacturing sector. We need to channelise the strength of the youth through manufacturing," Modi stressed. "Manufactured goods should have zero defect as also zero effect on environment," Modi added.

"We should strive to be a nation that doesn't import, but exports," Modi said. "I urge the youth to reduce dependence on imported products," Modi added.

India's young population have skill and talent which will help India in making the country a export hub of the world, he said, asserting that focus on manufacturing sector would help in creating employment for people besides maintaining balance in exports and imports.

He also asked the young people of the country to enter manufacturing sector by setting up small units.

"They should do research to identify at least one product which they can manufacture and help in reducing the country's import bill. Not only this, but they should look at exporting those items as well. If every youth of this country would start manufacturing at least one product, our country will become an export hub," he added.

However, he said that people should not compromise on two main things - "zero defect and zero effect".

"Our manufacturing should have zero defect so that our products should not be rejected in the global market. Besides, we should also keep in mind that manufacturing should not have any negative impact on our environment," he said.